FOX SQUIRREL. 
and open woods, to which the fox and wild cat seldom resort, during the 
middle of the day, so that man is almost the only enemy it has to dread. 
GEOGEAPHIOAL DISTRIBUTION. 
This species is said to exist sparingly in New Jersey. We have not ob- 
served it farther north than Virginia, nor could we find it in the moun- 
tainous districts of that state. In the pine forests of North Carolina, it 
becomes more common. In the middle and maritime districts of South 
Carolina it is almost daily met with, although it cannot be said to be a 
very abundant species anywhere. It exists in Georgia, Alabama, Missis- 
sippi, Florida and Louisiana. 
GENERAL REMARKS. 
This Squirrel has been frequently described under different names. Bose 
appears to be entitled to the credit of having bestowed on it the earliest 
specific name. Gmellin, in 1788, named it S. vulpinus. The black squirrel 
of Catesby is the black variety of the present species. 
